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SS11Ch2 Canada and the First World War
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11th Grade
04/06/2016

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Term
militarism
Definition
The increasing numbers of battleships built by Britain and Germany prior to the First World War was an example of ________________________.
Term
Triple Entente
Definition
The two alliance systems in Europe in 1914 were known as the Triple Alliance and the _____________________.
Term
Triple Alliance
Definition
Germany, Austria/Hungary, and Italy were all members of this alliance in 1914.
Term
Triple Entente
Definition
Britain, France, and Russia were all members of this alliance in 1914.
Term
Ferdinand's assassination
Definition
The event that took place in Sarajevo that was the spark which ignited the War?
Term
Britain
Definition
When _____________ declared war on Germany, Canada was automatically at war as well.
Term
Sir Sam Hughes
Definition
Minister of Militia who organized Canada’s war effort in 1914.
Term
French Canadians
Definition
Part of Canadian society which was not in favour of Canada joining the war
Term
Austria/Hungary
Definition
Ukrainian Canadians were classified as ‘enemy aliens’ because they had immigrated from ________________________.
Term
War
Definition
Canadians responded to the declaration of ____________ in August 1914 with enthusiasm.
Term
autonomy
Definition
An example of Canada’s demonstration of ________________ from Britain in 1914-1915 Canada’s insistence that the CEF be an independent fighting force
Term
War Measures
Definition
The __________________ Act passed by the Canadian government during the war did not allow the government to force men into the Army
Term
defense
Definition
New military technologies developed in the early 20th century made the elements of _______________ superior to the elements of attack.
Term
False
Definition
T/F Guided missiles were used in the First World War.
Term
Trench
Definition
Type of warfare common on the Western Front.
Term
True
Definition
T/F Trench warfare involved poison gas attacks, machine guns, rats and mud.
Term
True
Definition
T/F Soldiers in the trenches faced which of the following hazards daily experienced bad food, lice and enemy shelling.
Term
False
Definition
T/F Rockets were used in the First World War.
Term
poison gas
Definition
The new weapon that was introduced by the Germans in World War One.
Term
tanks
Definition
The new weapon that was introduced by the British in World War One.
Term
Somme
Definition
At the Battle of the __________, the British suffered catastrophic losses on the first day.
Term
Somme
Definition
In 1916 tanks were first used in the Battle of the ___________ during the First World War.
Term
Submarine
Definition
Weapon used by the Germans to disrupt shipments of food and munitions to Britain.
Term
convoy
Definition
Faced with shipping losses in the North Atlantic, the Allies instituted a ______________ system.
Term
Vimy Ridge
Definition
The Battle of ______________, in April, 1917 which saw the Canadian Corps capture a key German position, succeeded due to careful planning, and used the ‘creeping barrage’ to protect advancing troops.
Term
Vimy Ridge
Definition
Canadian troops felt a sense of nationhood after the Battle of _____________________.
Term
Sir Julian Byng
Definition
British general who commanded the CEF at Vimy Ridge.
Term
Sir Arthur Currie
Definition
Canadian general who commanded the CEF from mid-1917 until the end of the war.
Term
income tax
Definition
Method used by the Canadian government to raise money to pay for the war from individuals and corporations.
Term
victory
Definition
A type of bond used by the Canadian government as a means of raising money to pay for the war.
Term
affluent
Definition
The War Income Tax was applied to ______________ Canadians.
Term
Shell Committee
Definition
The coordinating body for munitions production in the early part of the War which was beset by corruption and mismanagement.
Term
Imperial Munitions Board
Definition
Coordinating body for munitions production during the War which actually worked.
Term
Imperial Munitions Board
Definition
The coordinating body during the war that built airplanes and trained pilots, hired 30,000 women to work in munitions factories and created a new industrial base for Canada.
Term
True
Definition
T/F During the First World War women obtained the right to vote.
Term
False
Definition
T/F During the First World War women refused to work in the factories.
Term
Vimy
Definition
Canada’s greatest victory in the First World War.
Term
False
Definition
T/F Women were conscripted into the army during the First World War.
Term
conscription
Definition
Faced with a serious decline in voluntary enlistment in 1917, the Borden government introduced ___________________.
Term
enemy
Definition
In the 1917 election, people who had immigrated since 1902 from _____________ counties were not allowed to vote?
Term
True
Definition
T/F Conscription was opposed by prairie farmers and the labour unions in BC.
Term
True
Definition
T/F The Francophones in Quebec opposed conscription.
Term
True
Definition
T/F Some women were permitted to vote in 1917.
Term
Germany
Definition
Nation humiliated by the Treaty of Versailles in June, 1919.
Term
Guilt
Definition
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Germany was forced to agree to the War ___________ Clause.
Term
reparations
Definition
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Germany was forced to pay __________________ to the Allies
Term
Germany's
Definition
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles ________________ armed forces were greatly reduced in size.
Term
United States
Definition
Which Allied nation refused to join the League of Nations?
Term
US President Wilson
Definition
The most forceful advocate for the creation of a League of Nations.
Term
False
Definition
T/F Returning veterans of the CEF received special free medical services.
Term
False
Definition
T/F Returning veterans of the CEF received a war pension
Term
False
Definition
T/F Returning veterans of the CEF received a retroactive signing bonus.
Term
True
Definition
T/F The Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918-1920 killed more people than the War had.
Term
False
Definition
T/F The Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918-1920 was exaggerated due to media hysteria.
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